What Is A Tow Tractor?

Tow tractors, often called “tuggers” are vehicles built to tow goods or raw materials within a warehouse or manufacturing facility. A few specific types of tow tractors can also be utilized in baggage handling operations within airports.

Tow tractors can be powered by batteries or internal combustion, and come in a broad range of capacities and designs. They are typically set up to tow utility carts behind them, and are appointed with various types of tow hitches.

How Are Tow Tractors Used?

Tow tractors have many uses in a variety of industries. They can be a good fit for many types of operations, from light duty to heavy industrial uses.

Warehouse

In many warehouses, there is a need for horizontal transport of goods that don’t need stacking. By daisy chaining several carts behind an electric tow tractor, operators can transport goods much more efficiently than moving individual loads on pallet jacks or lift trucks.

The same concept applies for low level order picking or goods replenishment. Many more items can be transported on carts, saving operators time by avoiding multiple trips.

Manufacturing

Tuggers can be utilized for a variety of tasks within a manufacturing facility, from general parts picking to heavy duty hauling of items like steel bar stock.

Airport Ground Support Equipment (GSE)

The sight of baggage carts being transported from the gate to the terminal is familiar to almost everyone that travels. These carts are transported by tow tractors that are designed for airport applications.

Tow Tractors Available From Raymond West

Raymond West supplies warehouse tow tractors from Raymond, including the 8610 Tow Tractor, which is well suited for batch picking warehouse/plant applications or horizontal transport of up to 10k pounds.

Raymond also offers a fully automated Automated Guided Vehicle version, the 3020, which is perfectly suited for repetitive, resource intensive tasks that can be automated.

Outside of the warehouse, Raymond West offers a wide array of LPG, gas and electric powered tow tractors from Taylor Dunn. This product line includes low, medium and high capacity choices, with towing capacities of up to 120,000 lbs at the high end.

Tow Tractors Near Me

If you would like to learn more about tow tractors, or need more information on available technologies and options, talk to a material handling professional at Raymond West today.

Raymond West's Fresno facility serves much of the Central Valley, including Fresno, Clovis, Madera, Visalia, Tulare, Lindsay, Hanford, Lemoore, Los Banos, Santa Nella, Dos Palos, Firebaugh, Kettleman City, Coalinga, Avenal, Mendota, Kerman, San Joaquin, and all surrounding areas.

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